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But alcohol remains the drug of choice, according to the National Drug Commission's latest student survey.
The agency says, however, the results also show that progress is being made in the war against drug abuse.
It is spearheading a community-wide ...
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delay in paying pension rises to former civil servants.
Yesterday Government promised the pension rise would be backdated after admitting a "delay in calculation''.
Accountant General Anthony Richardson said July 1 was the date for the increases, awa...
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PRO-ACTIVE A MYSTERY Controversy surrounding the favoured bidder of the Berkeley Institute contract took a further turn last night when it was discovered the lone shareholder recently acquired the stocks on May 8 of this year.
Limestone Nominees Ltd...
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The Bar Association has voted to urge Chief Justice Austin Ward to sanction maverick magistrate Edward King.
The lawyers' body claim Mr. King is rude to both lawyers and the public.
But the motion has been watered down from an earlier move to encoura...
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Tuesday.
Gerald Eugene Smith, 38, of Curving Avenue, Pembroke, was accused of attempting to snatch the purse of tourist Leah Haffta on May 12.
The case was adjourned until May 30 in Plea Court. Crown counsel Graveney Bannister objected to bail, and t...
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North Village Rams midfielder Kacy Simons spent last night behind bars at Westgate prison after admitting in Magistrates' Court that he punched a soccer referee.
Senior Magistrate Edward King meted out a three month prison sentence to Simons, 35, of ...
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action in closing down its clubhouse in the wake of two drug arrests on its premises.
It goes without saying that the one man still awaiting an appearance in court is innocent until proven guilty and has not had his day in court. There has been one o...
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The public will have access to the deliberations of two House of Assembly committees, if United Bermuda Party MP John Barritt has his way.
The Shadow Minister for Legislative Affairs is also pushing for time limits on Members' speeches and other meas...
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international campaign against tax havens and money laundering, but the White House's top economic adviser said Washington was as keen as anyone to fight "hot money''.
France said it and many other industrialised nations were worried that a recent ch...
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South America could force local service stations to increase prices.
The Finance Ministry announced changes in fuel prices yesterday, reflecting the price of petroleum purchased by retailers Shell and Esso.
Gasoline, kerosene, and diesel prices have ...
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